Fix to estate tax eases farmers' worries

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Farmer Jack Chiodo points to a grain collector at his barn near Dilley, Texas on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Chiodo, a 1939 graduate from Brackenridge High School and retired Air Force pilot, started farming in 1965. His business in growing peanuts, corn, wheat, cabbage, green beans and sorghum has blossomed into his twilight years. Chiodo, 91, will eventually hand over the business to his daughter.

Farmer Jack Chiodo points to a grain collector at his barn near Dilley, Texas on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Chiodo, a 1939 graduate from Brackenridge High School and retired Air Force pilot, started farming in 1965. His business in growing peanuts, corn, wheat, cabbage, green beans and sorghum has blossomed into his twilight years. Chiodo, 91, will eventually hand over the business to his daughter.